Wasnt Bombers total remit, the recruitment of plaers??
If that is the best he can do then he can f**k off!!

We needed a Rangi Chase, we get this has being!! Rubbish signing no matter how people try to gloss it over!!
Top 4 my A**e!!

Not happy at all, but I guess he's here now so we better all just pray that he is the worst of the 6 signings.

Disagree slightly with that. I think he [idid[/i need appointing in the first place when Pearson was still working at City and had limited RL experience. Now that Pearson is full time at FC I wouldn't be surprised to see Bomber leave at the end of the season as his position now seems redundant to me.

Can someone confirm what his quota status is?

You reckon Bomber signs players without agreeing things with Gentle and AP? Because I don't.

Corporate responsibility for this signing IMO. I can only assume our injury situation is a lot worse than has been made public and this is a case of 'needs must'. Still very unhappy with it, mind. Difficult to believe we couldn't come up with a better option than Captain Tatoo.

He's off the non fed list but don't know about Quota.

Left it until this morning to post on this signing as I must admit I'm stunned by it. That said I'll reserve judgement and wait and see where and how he plays when he pulls on the B+W. I know we have a good coach so there must be a good reason. I certainly don't agree that we would have been better keeping Ellis as this clearly isn't a like for like swap in position terms - it seems we are desperate for more bodies in other positions right now and this is the result. ATEOTD I'll comment again after he's played 5 games for us - he does have good and bad attributes but it's not beyond the realms of possibility that he might improve us in certain areas.

Ellis has been rubbish for us and clearly Gentle's ed off with his fitness and/or attitude.

I'd guess we've missed out for McDonnell, if we were ever in for him?

Course i dont reckon that, but like i said that was Bombers re-mit, i am sure he knows McGoldrick far better than Gentle with him spending so long in the UK coaching and such like so will have advised him, so i was questioning his judgement.

Your point was none of Gentle's signings have let him down. I pointed out that actually they have, whether that’s on the field or not. IMO Aspinwall has been ok on in defence but that's about it. Doesn't give much go forward. An average player for what appears to be another average year for the team. Same old story.

I'm questioning everyone's judgement. And I think both Gentle and Hay are pretty familiar with McGoldrick.

Bombers remit was to sign players, not decide on who to sign.

No one is over-reacting to this. Absolutely appalling signing. Until the end of the season could almost be understood, but 18 months is more than ridiculous. Looking at the Super League table, who else would possibly want to sign him? This shows where we are as a club right now!

1 Wigan - No chance
2 Warrington - No chance
3 Catalan Dragons - No chance
4 St Helens - No chance
5 Huddersfield - No chance
6 Leeds - No chance
7 Hull - Baffled!
8 Bradford - No chance
9 Hull KR - No chance
10 Salford - Doubtful
11 Wakefield - No chance
12 Castleford
13 Widnes - Maybe
14 London Broncos - Quite possibly

As far as McGoldrick is concerned you could have stuck a fork in him 2 years ago.

That said I will reserve judgement until we know his role. If he is cover for fullback and standoff then fine I can see his experience being useful but if he to form part of our 17 then it's as bad a signing as I can remember.

FWIW I think Horne will play FB and Holdsworth (a n other) will play SO he is likely to be cover.

Need some answers on this one.

Disappointing if one of the six deals for next season was him though the way they were talked about

If his role is cleaning the KC toilets then i will be happy, otherwise totally baffled and bemused.
All the bull about us signing Lovegrove and he signs on for Dobbins (suprise suprise) and we get this numpty.